Sibierski

Some of his good deals at Bournemouth involved a loan. Ake and Harry Wilson to name two.

Chalobah on loan only, and that’s a deal we couldn’t do? Fuck me.

Can’t even get a fee of £1 for this guy. Actually having to pay him to go

Do hope the lack of a CB signing this window doesn’t see us now panic and give both Schar and Burn new deals. If we’re being honest, only one needs a deal, and since Kelly can cover LCB, it really should be Schar. Need to be ruthless more which we’re still not showing as a club.

Have to see things improve off the pitch by January IMO. On the pitch, different matter. Focus is all on backing team and hoping we have another memorable season, but they need to do some serious stuff off the pitch now because last 12 months has been shit like for a club that’s supposedly wanting to progress.

Journalists probably can’t find out because we’re literally not talking to anyone so there’s nothing to get from agents.

Surprised no club is making a play for Madueke. Guess most teams are holding off till January where Chelsea will be in even more of a pickle to get fees and players wanting out.

At this point, no club is selling a main player, unless it’s a daft offer. Just absolutely pointless us even asking if a club will sell, left it far too late if no serious ground work been put in.

Trying to sign any of these preferred targets to appease him because of the Guehi shit show?

Elanga. That really is a Howe player if I’ve ever seen one. Christ.

Agree with this all, just for me it’s frustration because the gap is there for us to claim top 4 and we’re not taking advantage it feels. No guarantees you spend and get it, but there’s an opening. Tune will change if come Sunday we win, and we can focus on season till January and hopefully be in a position where we can spend to really push home 2nd half.

Back in England fold and with u21s.

Blocked an outgoing Fuck sake, we never learn.

Do we still need to wait till 11pm before we criticise the window?

Whole point of securing Mitchell I thought, was signing the younger guys who are not quite there. With a good coach, they improve, and you are happy to sell a purple at max value because the guy below is ready to take next step. That’s how you make the strides forward within room IMO. Instead, it doesn’t seem like that. Like Osula is never stepping up anytime soon to replace Isak next season if we was the one going next summer, same for Bruno, same for Gordon. It would be a significant player gone, one needing to come in and hit ground running, and probably at a big fee with no guarantee.

Not one rumour today. Guys have accepted defeat and clocked off for the weekend.

Then why did we end up needing to do a dodgy PSR deal, take a lower offer we wanted for Ashworth, and luck out on Minteh? We must’ve planned/assumed we would get fees for players who were not key first teamers.

All because we assumed and planned for getting £70m from Almiron / Wilson / Target etc. by PSR deadline, and didn’t get one bid (I assume). Which led to panic stations, taking a deal for Ashworth early, and all what else has come since.

300 pages

0/3 The pair going as well as last season (all ballots been for rest of stadium). Try level 7 next time…

Like it’s well and good saving the money, but there’s players that need replacing and means more signings need making in one window the next summer, and the more signings needed, harder it is to get the right deals for the players you want. 25/26 summer we’re going to need CB x2, RB (unless we keep Trippier), RW, ST, GK. Potentially a CM too. To not at least fill up one of those positions, even if it’s a player that needs to develop but on the cusp, is poor. Seemingly pivoted from a Tino / Hall approach to the opposite it feels, and I don’t know where that sits. With Howe getting the power? Or Mitchell approach?

I want to know who was potentially on our list of targets for RW if Tosin had joined. As that signing clearly meant we wouldn’t have spent on a CB, so the RW must’ve had a list we had semi contacted? Also find it so hard to get my head around Howe potentially saying no to Chalobah for £20m. Come 26/27 season we’re going to need two new RCBs, so going to be in same situation we are now, and even if we signed a marquee RCB, a young one would be needed so a Hujsen for example. Just feels very short sighted to fixate on just one signing.

Considering Kelly should be emergency back up LB, Anderson is a far better prospect than Osula, so I’d rather keep Ritchie / Dummett if it mean Anderson too over the others coming in

Some XI we’ve got that can’t be improved with a £50m+ signing. Got to be finishing top 4 comfortably.

We would’ve sold either of them if an offer of £100m+ came in